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Fire crews tame scrub fire at Whanganui Airport

Eva de Jong
Eva de Jong
Multimedia journalist·Whanganui Chronicle·
24 Oct, 2024 07:49 PMQuick Read
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Fire services were at Whanganui Airport on Friday morning to bring a small vegetation fire under control. Photo / NZME

Fire services were at Whanganui Airport on Friday morning to bring a small vegetation fire under control. Photo / NZME

Fire services responded to a scrub fire near Whanganui Airport on Friday morning.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said Whanganui Fire Station sent one pump and one tanker to the incident at 7.15am.

The fire was along the riverbank outside the airport’s gates, he said.

”The fire spread to 15m by 10m.”

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Crews left the scene after extinguishing the fire by 7.45am.

Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news. She began as a reporter in 2023.

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